Citation
Captain Rettie was the second-in-command and principal engineer of a task force that cleared a minefield lane between United Nations positions in the presence of armed, belligerent Croat and Krajina-Serb forces in Croatia, in December 1994. He completed the detailed mine reconnaissance without the assistance of the warring engineers who had planted the mines and, on 20 December, the day of the breach, commanded the party clearing from the far side of the field, while the main force worked from the other. Captain Rettie’s professional knowledge and skill were essential to the success of the mission.
